Elevator.



F. J. FELDT.

. Y ELBVATOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.13, 1908.

Patented May 18, 1909.

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P. J. 4PABLDT., ELEvAToR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13, 1908. 921 ,55. Patented May 18, 1909.

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lflll FEI/BT, Oi? PEORLL, yILLIhN'HiS', `SSKIGNOR TO J. ENGEL t CO il A CORPORATION OF ILLINOISQ enrien.

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@Leveren Application led iarch 13, 1908. Serial No. 420,876.

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.sown .het l, FERDHIANDJ. FELDT, ed States, i residing at n o'ithe Unit in 'the eountj." oi Peoriaztnd State of ,nted eertoin rtf-W and useful Elevators; and i do hereby,

tie mvention,` which will the ort to which it'eprse the suine. V to grain elevators i i serijf :L grein elevetor'of the .in connection. with wagon isists oi :tiling edztpted to re-l is discharged Ytroni :t

' .ef-ron ondfo. elevator edopted to rematerial as it deiiveied from the condor* the so io to :in elevated nr. vfhi it 1 muy' be' discharged isnitzible si i its o'rsorploinentnl oonnient or' in);

f `evoto'r"iA-nich is:particularlyi Lie .endling-,oi snail gratins such oe s und also -lor tie handling of inventionfhos foi-'dts .fm-the object ved meen-s for moving the drag into 'or positionto rewive. the 'nntteriol from gli i. 'i

. er object of nrv invention is'to pronel eonveyer in connection with the feoilitete "l r handling ofsnntll gratin. drawings, Figure. l; is o sideeieva- .vering the zitoivtube broken ewa-y of un en ie adept/ed to be ezt'rried lfig. 2

e eonnection between elevator I` enig broken sway Conveyor: iigg is verieivthroigh the elevator and kseor boot of tlie'elevittor.

` section Athrmigli' the top'.

r tubev `md through the l ig. is rr. setionzil view --5 of Fig." 2, looking in 'to the ruck. Fig'. isnl iein-ing end Vsprielet the nnniner of mounting ihtn viejw oi' .the drag 'ol-:en :awrirvfg'enri Fig'.

l 'Speciloetion of Letters Patent.

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prosrirt invention is to y' showing in broken lines the relative ir lper below.

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Fig. 7 and showing walled portions of the ho i per broken away.

lin carrying out my invention for useful purposes, of course it is desi ned that :i suit- :ible duin) shell be provide l,but .lfhove not shown e ump :is it is not a part of my prese ent inve .tioir Referring particularly to the drawings, A is an elevator adopted to be su ported upon the truek'in such n manner tiet the sai-nie muy be raised or lowered 'at `will. ln the drawings, B refers to a truck which may be of :my construction desired. C is a shaft suit- ,ably journirled upon the truok,'.on`d suitably fashioned to have power a, plienees cou )led theretopsnd the "elevator is supporte( onl said shaft in n. manner that will facilitate its being turned thereon as :t pivot, there bein provided cast lotes c adopted to be holte to the sides of t ie conveyor, said plates being provided with journal bearings it their centro-l portions adspted to be sup iorted on said shaft. At the headend the bottom of the eonveyer there are provided sprocket wheels os D, D xed upon shafts I and J, there be'- ing two ofrsueh sprocket Wheels in each the head and the bottom. v'Upon such sprocket Wheels there ere ado. ted to be 'carried two setsof link belts as and to said belts are 'fixed o series of Flights as F.

-G is a partition or inner well extending from side tio'A side of the elevator and upon this partition the conveyor is designed to bear when cerryil-lg its loadol' grain.

To prevent grain from passing between the upper extremity of the partition G and the .sprocket wheels D', there is provided' the supplementary well H which may be of sheet metelor any suitable meter-lai' which is secured to the ertiton G in the manner shown in Figg en vis bent in form to ass around the orossshajft l, which carries tie sprocket Wheels Dil). This sheet metal well or partition is Suitobly out to provide openings through which the sprocket pass in their turning by the movement thus provided. The grain, as it is elevated, is edrriedvabove shaft l and in position to drop when released by the conveyor into the hop lin the operation of the device to elevate grain, the Carrier belts eoniprisin the sprocket chains E and the flights are adapted to be driven from shaft C and to eoeoinplish thisJ there is provided the sprocket wheels D may c A boot adapted to receive grain and to disl.20 and doiwn so' that-itmay be adjusted to be l2S ceivelthe@ 'asf'it is discharged from the bemgprperly secured thereto, the rear end thereo 5 n 1 This ale ,'suchfleg provided and ccnnectedwit the closure plate R adapted to 50 vided with inwardly turne'ld edges R5. nected with the body of ,the drag .1n a de,`

460 wardly as at R adapted to engage'the in- 6.5,: lower section Q and the closure sectionQ is Wheel K fixed 'upon shaft IC'l which-f is conc onnected` With-the dellector lbox as 'previnected Vwith lthe sprocket wheel-L fixed upon ously stated, which said deilector box is proshaft J in the elevator boot by means of the vided as a. connection between the dra and y sprocket chain M. the boot N of the elevator A and is walled in i as shown in the drawings, the face or Wall U` 70 thereof having one portion at an angle with a Y center line ,through the length of the drag and a center line through the length of the boot and furnishes a means for'deflecting the charge saine into the elevator is provided -at thel'ower end of elevator Al and comprises a 'semi-cylindrical part N secured at its edges to or forming a part ofthe upper walls of vthe elecular formed part beingsupp ortedanll held by means of the brackets 0 O1, lthe same being securely bolted to the sides of the elevator case, the closure piece P shown in Fig. 1`being prol5 vided/to closethe opening and is socarried Within one of the brackets that -it may bereadil ,detachedl therefrom. There is'adapt` .ed to e connected' with the boot under the elevator A, adragadapted Yto be swung u elevator boot and is desirable from he factvv `that the drag and elevator boot are relatively at right angles'with each other.

is a shaft journaled at one end in the platel of the drag and at the forward end-80 within the sleeve 4 carried within the wall U of the deflector box, there being provided. on said shaft the continuous splrals W. 4The' shaft V passing through the sleeve 4 which is carried within the vwall U of the de- 85 l'lector box,'is supported in the journall or boxing tin the bracket X, said bracket be- {ing securely' bolted to the deilector box as at i. f

Y is ay beveled` pinion fixed upon shaft V and Z is ambeveled pinion fixed upon the .stud 2 which is supported within a suitable joui nalupon bracket X.

4 is a sleeve carried loose upon shaft V,

out of theway ojf;a I wagon being driven into position-to discharge its load of grain and 4 then tobslfswungdownwardly into position at the rear ofgthe wagon so that it may rewagon.' e; g comprises a semi-cylin- -dr'ical portion 'Q Wnich'forms its bottom part, the :forward end of the same being tted into a circular in the delector box S and dY and the other endpassino" through the wall U ofthe deflector box an `has a portion' extending at right angles from, the length of shaft V, w ich bears up against beveled e bemg connected with a closure plate l and likewise being properly secured t ereto.

support the rear end oi the drag upon the ground. e g

R is a closure plate properly secured to the .Y part Q. A central opening is provided With- 40 1n the closure piece andjfrom around. this opening projects the flanged part R?. i is. a semicircular'closure piececonnected with the part Q and also with the flange R2 at one end and the delector box S at the other end. e

R3 R3- are closure pieces for the respective 'ends ofthe hopper and aire connected with the plates R- and R and; extend upwardly therefrom some distance, and are each procelve the end of stud shaft 2 4 to form a support for the saine. f

he spiral conveyer within' the drag is adapted to bedriven fron'i the shaftC through the connection of the sprocket wheel 5 se- 105 'cured thereto and the sprocket wheel 6 se-g I cured to the4 stud shaft 2 by means of the sprocket chain 7, 'whereby as the shaft C is' driven, Vthe conveyer in the drag and the conveyer in the elevator tube will be driven 110 simultaneously.

To facilitate the designed movement of the drag up-and down out of the way of the -wagon belng driven into position to dischar e its load, and into `position to receive 115 -the discharge ofthe grain from the wagon; a swivel connection between the boot and the drag or the deflectorboxconnected d- `rectly with' the dra f is provided. This connection is -fomed b m desi ed to ybe engaged,- by an annu ar j.. groovem the collar or'bracket O',`as shown 1n l\!`ig..5,l the said bracketv or collar being T T are delector wings which mayr be contachablefmanner, if desired, the said wingsbeing provided to give theltop portion oli the drag a hopper form so as to adapt it to ref ceive grain'dumped -froml a wagon therein..

aid wings are bent inwardly at right angles with their length to form a closure for the @ends and the edges thereof are 'bent out-'- the unitin ofgrtfs'e d'eiector box. therewith 125 to accomp "lshfthefswivelconneotion. y e upper partof thefelevatois,provided with means for tielrtening or-ilooseningj the :conveyer 'within e elevator tube but as wardly bent portions R5 of the c osure pieces IR, whereby the said wings may-be'in'mly Asu ported. y p f e cylindrical portion' formed by the gram as it is delivered from the drag into the I one end bearing against the beveled. pinion l pinion Z and also is. suitably formed to reyproviding the 'flan es 120 formed in tyvogs rablefsections to'faclitate "Q i t 1s means is' old and does notlcount as a 130 sarees i 3 part 'of myl invention, l shall not giveA a de of standards as A', only one ol' said standl `ards being shown herein, the said standard being adapted to be supported in an upright position but inclined somewhat l'roin a vertical central line through its support'.

A2 A2 va1 brac.e4 rods connected with the truck frame and also suitably' connected with the standards A sulistantially in the manneras shown in Fig'. l ol' the drawings.

At the upper ends o'l'- the standards A there is adapted to be journalcd a shalt A extend- Cil intay between the two standards. A* is a worm wheel lixed upon shalt A. A5 is a worin journaled in the bracket A, which said bracket is connected with the upper portion ol' one ol' the standards A.

A7 is a crank connected with the shalt carrying wornrA and is adapted to turn the saine.

A s is a cable secured to the elevator' at one end in vthe manner shown in Fig, l, the other end thereof' being' connected with the sli-alt A3 and is designedvto be wound upon or unwound tl'ierel'roin to raise or lower the. elevator, as may be desired.

Engine parts are shown supported on the tru/ck jl'rame but as this feature does not l'orni any par-t ol my present invention, l havenot 'fiven a detailed description ill' the same, anu have shown no iositive connertion ti'lcrewith 'lor driving' tllie cl-.'ator. and drag. `v s P rel'ers to a shield or guard adaptfd to bear over the auger and at its ends it is provided with an uowardly extending slotted parts adapted to Je secured to the end walls li ol' the hopper by means ol suitabld bolts and nuts substantially in the manner shown in Figs? and.

()n'account ol' the swivel connection between the elevator and drag, l am able not only to raise the dranr out ol the way ol'V a wagon beingv driven into position to discharge its load, but the clewrtor'mav be adjusted at dill'cl'cnt angles to acconnnodatc its use to varying.conditions as they inavarise, and to operate l the part/sin unison in such varied positions of adjustment ol' the elevator' without in any way disturbingr the drag, as would bet'he case il' the drag were hinged to the elevator in the usual way.

By the means herein prinidcd. the elevator', instead ofr being' carried in a vertical "position, luay be arlpzstcd so as to brine; its` discharge end closer to,oi"close to', thebin or receptacle into which 1t 1s proposed to discharge the grain,'thereby dispensing withl the use ol'long spouts 'or distigurmg convey. ing` means. l What Vl claim is:

l. ln a device of the class described, an elevator', a power shaft lor actuating the same, a laterally swinging. screw conveyorswivelly secured in operable relation with the lower end'ol said elevator and movable to a' position to receive the discharge ol' a wagon. and vgearing serving to connect the shalt ol angularly disposed dellcctinu in wins intel'- posed between theI delivery end oi" the conveyor andthe receiving'end ol' the elevator.

2. .ln a' device of the character described, au elevator provided with an opening in the boot thereof, a powershalt lor said elevator', a vertically swinging; convcyer trough or hopper swivelly secured in operable relation Vwith the lower end of the elevator' and inovthe screw conveyor to the power shaft and able to a position to reccivethe discharge ol'- i a wagon, one end ol said trough or hoppery lic-ingr arranged t'o colnniunicatc with the clevator boot at all-times, a screw mounted in said trough or hopper, means connecting the s` rew with the power shaft for causing the same Ato be ope-rated and angularly disposed collecting-*means interposed between the de,-

livory end ot' the conveyor and the receiving end of the elevator'.

il. ln a device 'ol' the character described, an elevator, power shaft t'or actuating the saine, a conveyor trougl'i or hopper swiveled in operative relation with said. elevator and movable to a position to receive the disfcharg'e ot' a wagon, a screw conveyer within said trough or hopper and means connecting the said screw withthc power shaft, whereby the saine may be oler-ated simultaneously with 'the operation ol the conveyor an angularly disposed dellector interposed between the delivery epd ol theconvcyer'and thex receivincr cnd ol` vthe elevator.

fl. in a device ol" the character described, an elevator, a power shalt for actuating thc saine, a boot at thc lower end ol the elevator, a dcllcctor box swivelly connected with the boot ol the elevator, a convcyer trough or hopper connected with said deflector box and movable to a position to receive thc discaargc oll a. w bron, a shalt having a bearing in one ond ol iid trough or hopper, and the other end thereof supported in connection with the dcllector box, a screw carried by said shalt and means connectingT seidy shaft with the power shaltwhcreby the sltaft carryine the screw may he operated.

In a device oll the character described, thc combinationof an elevator, a power shalty l'or actuating thesaine, a shaft carried by`said elevator and geared to said power shaft, a. vertically swinging conveycr trough /ies orhopper swivell connected to the boot of with the elevator, and separate means for said elevator an movable toy a position to \connectlng it with the screwconveyer. receive thedischlarge of a wagon, a, spiral 9. In a devicefof the class described, the 45 `conveyer suitably supported to be driven combination of-,an elevator suitably supi '5 within' said conveyer trough and means conported for vertical movement, and provided necting the said spiral conveyer with the with a boothaving an opening lout of one power shaft for causing the same` to be opside thereof, means for raising and lowering. erated an angularly 'disposed deiectorinter-- the elevator, a vertically swinging screw 5'0 posed between the delivery end ofthe conconveyer swivelly connected with the eleveyer and the receiving end of the-elevator. vator boot and adjusted athright angles rela- 6. In, a device ofi the character described, tively with the opening in the .boot of the1 an elevator providedwith a boot at its lower conveyer, an anglarly disposed deiiector end, a owershaft for actuating the same, a associated with thedehvery end of the con- 55 vertica ly swinging conveyer trough or--l;iop'` veyer and the boot 'of the elevator, suitable per, a screw'conveyer, a delector boX-conconveyi 4means within the conveyer'and lelble l .40 with the-delivery'end of the conveyer and Witnesses:

nected with the forward end of said screw suitab vating means within the'elevator', conveyer and swivelly.l connected with the fand' means for operatingthe conveyer and 4boot of the elevator and movable to a posielevator simultaneously. l 60 i tion to receive the discharge of awagon and I 10. In 'an elevator, the .combination of means connecting the screw conveyer with relatively adjustable conveyer and elevator the power shaft, whereby the saine may be Isections swivelly connected together, -adeoperated. VVHector;,associatedwith the delivery end of 7; Ina device of the class described, an the conveyerand thereceivng end of the y65' 2 elevator pivotally supported' upon a truck elevator, suitable. elevating and' Aconveyi 26 'adapting 1t to be raise or lowered and prof means .the '-'res ective sections, an

videdA with a boot at its lower end, a vertimeans for operating` t eV-elevator. and con?" cally swinging screwl conveyer swivelly con'- veyer simultaneously.

nected with the boot of the elevator, an inte- -11. `In an elevator,A the .combination of ay .70"

rally disposed deector associated with the conve er, and an 'elevatorfadjustably and 30 eliveryend of the conveyer and thereceiving swive y related,,meansassociated'with the end of. thel elevator, and means for connectconnected endsof the elevator and conveyer V111g the screw conveyer with the power shaft, to deflect grain being carriedrfrom the conwhereby the same may be operated. veyer to the elevator, suitableconveying and 7 v 8`. -In a device' of the character described, elevating means within-fthefrespective secthe combination with a vertically swinging vtions and means for simulta neously'operat-v elevator provided with a boot at its lower i the conveyer andqelevatorif i portion, of-,a vertically swinging screw conugln testimony whereof-.I ax'mysignature, veyer swivelly connected with the lower poin presence ofA two witnesses. y tion thereof, a' suitable deilector-associated FERDNAND J. FELDT.

the receiving end of the elevator, a power MARY E. OoMEGYs, 'shaft andmeans for connecting the same H. V.- GIBSON. 

